Bird books and bird art. An outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology [facsimile].
Amsterdam: Junk, 1973. Quarto, uncoloured illustrations. More
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Amsterdam: Junk, 1973. Quarto, uncoloured illustrations. More
London: William Collins, 1987. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Brumby & Clarke, [1896-1899]. Quarto, 342 lithographed plates (24 coloured) by Frohawk. Handsome publisher's gilt decorated yellow cloth, all edges gilt, bookplate, some minor wear otherwise a very good set. Anker 88; Nissen IVB 167; Zimmer, p. 119. More
Melbourne: Author, 1883. Octavo, Publisher's printed pink wrappers, a few minor blemishes otherwise a very good copy, boxed, very scarce. Originally published as a series of papers in The Southern Science Record. The first separate publication on Australian oology and the forerunner to the author's major work on Nests and..... More
1890. Octavo, colour plates, modern cloth binding, wrappers retained. More
London: Frederick Warne, (1975. second edition), Octavo, colour plates, price clipped dustwrapper. Originally published as a three-volume work. The colour plates are by Archibald Thorburn and others. More
London: Richard Bentley, 1888. Octavo, uncoloured frontipiece, publisher's handsome decorated cloth. More
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1902. Octavo, photographs, signature. More
Sydney: Australian Museum, 1889. Octavo, 21 uncoloured egg plates by Neville Cayley senior. Publisher's quarter cloth and printed boards, small library stamp, a very good copy. More
Dunedin: Author? 1949. Octavo, photographs, bookplate, softcover. More
London: Author, 1884. Octavo, four volumes and supplement, text illustrations, Publisher's cloth, a few short tears to the spine of volume one. bookplate and owner's blindstamp, a fine set. More
London: Hutchinson and Co., [c. Octavo, photographs, a fine set in the publisher's cloth. Originally published as a series of 24 paperbacks from 1939 to 1940. David Seth-Smith (1875–1963) was the curator of mammals and birds for the Zoological Society of London and long term editors the Bulletin of the..... More
London: Hutchinson and Co., [c. Octavo, photographs, publisher's cloth. Originally published as a series of 24 paperbacks from 1939 to 1940. David Seth-Smith (1875–1963) was the curator of mammals and birdirds for the Zoological Society of London and long term editor the Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club and the..... More
Sydney: Seven Press, 1981. Large octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. A book of great interest to anyone interested in the history of Australian ornithology. Henry Luke White assembled the best ever collection of Australian birds eggs as well as a fine skin collection. He was also a noted bibliophile..... More